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Philadelphia life sciences and tech incubator adds to startup office space
Belgian company Biologistics Consulting is one of the first tenants of a new office space for startups at the University City Science Center‘s Port Business Incubator. The space that offers the...
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GSK sells OTC products to Omega for $613M; alli still weighs on company
GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) rights to certain over-the-counter medications in Europe are set to be sold to Omega Pharma in a deal worth more than $613 million. The sale will bring to Belgium-based...
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Drugs stored in ambulances can degrade faster than those kept refrigerated
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs that are often used in emergencies and typically kept in ambulances may deteriorate beyond a safe level in a few weeks or months, according to a new study from...
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Thrombogenics drug gets initial recommendation from British healthcare body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian biotech group Thrombogenics said on Wednesday that it received a positive initial recommendation from British healthcare body NICE that its eye drug Jetrea qualify for...
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Less expensive IVF treatment designed for poorer countries
LONDON (Reuters) - Belgian doctors have developed a low-cost version of test-tube baby technology for use in developing countries, where sophisticated Western systems are unaffordable for most couples....
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Shares fell for Cardio3 after questions on heart drug research raised in article
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Newly listed heart drug firm Cardio3 said on Tuesday that questions raised in Forbes magazine over research on its leading product were unfounded. The article, published online...
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In a 7 to 6 vote, FDA panel recommends approval for UCB’s arthritis drug
(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrowly recommended approving Belgian drugmaker UCB SA's rheumatoid arthritis drug for an additional indication. FDA advisers...
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MDxHealth partners wtih Bostwick Labs to market prostate cancer test in U.S.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium-based cancer testing company MDxHealth said on Monday it had signed a partnership with Bostwick Laboratories Inc to market prostate cancer test ConfirmMDx in the United...
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NYTimes reminds us why most don’t care about the medical device tax
In a rough economy where the nation watches the unemployment rate as closely as it does the ball on New Year’s Eve in Times Square, the NYTimes showed why medical tourism isn’t crazy: it can be just as...
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Could locked-in patients soon communicate without spelling like The Diving...
In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who has locked-in syndrome, must listen to his nurse recite the letters of the alphabet and blink to the corresponding letter to spell out...
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Expanded U.S. insurance coverage for MDxHealth’s cancer test
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium-based cancer testing company MDxHealth said on Tuesday it had signed deal with two U.S. health insurers to expand coverage of its ConfirmMDx prostate cancer diagnosis by...
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Belgium set to allow euthanasia terminally ill children of any age
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium was due to become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of any age on Thursday when its lower house of parliament votes on new "right-to-die"...
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Colorectal cancer screening could be whittled down to a drop of blood
A Belgian startup may offer an alternative to screening colonoscopies – VolitionRx is reporting its single-drop blood test can diagnose 84 percent of colorectal cancers of all stages, with 78 percent...
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Remote monitoring startup for cardiac implant patients raises $1.6M
LindaCare, a health IT startup developing remote monitoring tools to minimize alert fatigue for hospitals, has raised a $1.6 million Series A round. It plans to use the funding to support product...
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Phthalates, chemicals used in some medical devices, could be creating...
Phthalates, a family of chemicals used to soften plastic tubes, catheters and other medical devices, have now been found to have a negative effect on the health of children who had contact while in...
View ArticleNYTimes reminds us why most don’t care about the medical device tax
In a rough U.S. economy, the NYTimes showed why medical tourism isn’t crazy: it can […]
View ArticleCould locked-in patients soon communicate without spelling like The Diving...
In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who has locked-in syndrome, must listen […]
View ArticleColorectal cancer screening could be whittled down to a drop of blood
A Belgian startup may offer an alternative to screening colonoscopies – VolitionRx is reporting its single-drop blood […]
View ArticleRemote monitoring startup for cardiac implant patients raises $1.6M
LindaCare is a health IT startup developing remote monitoring tools aimed at minimizing alert fatigue for hospitals.
View ArticlePhthalates, chemicals used in some medical devices, could be creating...
Currently in the U.S., six types of phthalates have been banned from use in children’s toys for health risks, but they are still present in so many of the devices that are designed to be flexible or...
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